Enduring Powers of Attorney

Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) were the forerunner to Lasting Powers of Attorney. Although since 2007 you can no longer make an Enduring Powers of Attorney but any that were made prior to that date are still valid.

Enduring Powers of Attorney only cover property and financial affairs and the registration process is slightly different. With an Enduring Powers of Attorney, the document is only registered when the individual who made it (the donor) has lost capacity to deal with their day to day financial affairs. With an Enduring Powers of Attorney, registration is nothing to do with whether or not the document is valid or not.

Although you can no longer make an Enduring Powers of Attorney, you might still be in the position where you need to register an existing Enduring Powers of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) because the donor has lost capacity. This is something that we can help you with.

If you would like to find out more about Enduring Powers of Attorney, please speak to a member of our team.

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FAQs

I don’t have any family members or friends that I want to ask to be my attorney. What can I do?

We would be happy to act on your behalf as a professional attorney, but only in relation to property and financial affairs. We have many years experience of doing this for our clients.

I have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), is it still valid or do I need to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?

Existing EPAs are still valid, although no new ones can now be made. An EPA will only give your attorneys authority to make decisions about your property and financial affairs. If you want them to be able to make decisions...

How much does is the court fee to make an application to have a deputy appointed?

The court charges a fee of £400 per application. Once the deputy is appointed there are then further charges made by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in respect of an appointment fee (currently £100) and a supervision fee,...

How much does the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) charge to register an LPA or EPA?